At the very end of the Civil War, a military court convicted Lambdin P.
Far from being a relic of the Civil War, the landmark 1866 decision has s.
On appeal, in Ex Parte Milligan the US Supreme Court sided with the conspirators, ruling that it was unconstitutional to try American citizens in military tribunals when civilian courts were open and functioning--as they were in Indiana.
Milligan and his coconspirators in Indiana of fomenting a general insurrection and sentenced them to hang.
At the very end of the Civil War, a military court convicted Lambdin P